T-cell Responses in Oiled Guillemots and Swans in a Rehabilitation Setting

Aquatic birds are commonly affected by oil spills. Despite rehabilitation efforts, the majority of rehabilitated common guillemots (Uria aalge) do not survive, whereas mute swans (Cygnus olor) tend to have higher postrelease survival. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in crude oil and diesel...

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Published in:Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Main Author: Troisi, Gera M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2013
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055837
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23512262
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-013-9885-5